Combination pen and pencil holder and calendar



- H. J. MELLON. COMBINATION PEN AND PENCIL HOLDER AND CALENDAR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24,1921. 1 428,968. Pa e edsept. 12,1922.

ENVENTOK WITNESS gym Patented Sept..l2, 1922.

,UNITED STATES HARRY J. MELLON, F PITTSBURGH,PENNSYLVANIA. I

' I COMBINATION rm: AND PENCIL HOLDER Ann CALENDAR.

Application filed February 24, 1921. Serial No. 447,380.

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Be it known that; I, HARRY J. MnLLoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsbur h, in the county of Allegheny and Stateof, ennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Pen and Pencil Holders and Calendars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined pen or pencil holder and calendar, designed primarily-as an improvement on the construction of a device of such type as set forth in Letters Patent No. 753,088, granted to me Feb. 23,1904, and besides embodying the objectsandadvantages as set forth in said LettersPatent, has for its further object to .providethe device, in amanner as hereinafter set forth, with means which will overcome the necessity of entirely removing the sleeve, provided with indicia to designate the days of the month, from the holder element when desired toadjust the device relativeyto a change in dates or to ascertain a certain date,.under Such conditions. providing a more=convenient manner for adjusting purposes, as well as eflicient one, andat the same timesetting upan unusually neat and compact device.

:Further objects of the invention are .to 30 provide a penv or pencil holder combined with a, calendar. which issimple in its construction and arrangement, accurate when operatechstrong, durable, efiicientin its use, readily set up, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

7 -With. the foregoing and other objects in view the inventionconsists of the novelconstructionfcombination and arrangement of parts-as hereinafter. more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodimentof the invention, but it isto be under stood thatchanges, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended. I11 the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspoluling parts tlniougl'routthe several iews: g

in any suitable manner a pen or Figure 1, is an elevation of acombined pen or pencil holder and calendar.

Figure 2, is an elevation of the holder element.

Figure 3, is a like view of the adjustable sleeve provided with indicia to designatethe days ofthe week. I

Figure 4, is a like view of the sleeve. provided with indiciato designate the days of the months and the months of the year.

Figure 5, an elevationot'a combined pen holder and calendar with the cap for the pen removed and the holder element removed. I

The example of the device is shownin 0on nection with a, pen holder, but it is to, be understood that the invention fully applies to a pencil holder, either. one combined with a calendar, and referring tothe drawings in detail-1 denotes a tubular member, which is termed thebody portion of the device, and is formed with an octagonal portion 2, a cylindrical portion 3 and threaded portion 4. The cylindrical portion 3 has secured thereto a sleeve 5 provided with indicia to designate the days of the month, as at 6, and which is arranged in the form of a spiralso. as to conform to thethreads of the portion 4. The octagonal portion 2,

has secured therewith or connected thereto, I pencil, as shown a pen, as indicated .at 7.

The deviceincludes what may betermed a holder or retaining element, which is tubular and formed with a narrow octagonal portion 8, and cylindrical portions 9, l0 and 11, and which are of different diameters relative to each other. The cylindrical portions 9 and 10 are formed respectively with the longitudinally extending rectangular slots 12and 13... Thecylindrical portion 11 is inset, asat 14, to provide alug which engages in the threadedportion 4, and the said cylindr-ical portion 11, is furthermore provided with a circnlaropening 15. y

The holding clement snugly fits the tubular member 1,.is mounted on the cylindrical portion 3 and extends upon the threaded portion 4 and with the inset 14 extended into the thread or spiral groove 16 of said portion 4, wherebywhen the holding element will be shifted longitudinally of the member 1, when the latter is revolved. 1

Interposed between the holding element and the member 1, and positioned to be enclosed by the cylindrical portions 9. and 1 of the holding element, is a sleeve 17, which has one end engaged by the shoulder, formed between the cylindrical portions, and 11 of the holding element, so that when the holding element is shifted the sleeve 17 1 will be carried therewith. The sleeve 17 is of two different diameters and the enlarged portion is indicia to designate the months of the year,'as-at 19, and that portion *ofsmaller diameter is provided with indicia to'indis cate the number of days in a-month, as at 20. The names of the months are adapted to register and be exposed'through the slot 13,

and the number of the days of the months are to be exposed through the opening when a day indicating sleeve, to be presently referred to is shifted clear of'the holding element. I i

The day indicating sleeve, that is'for in-' dicating the names of the days of the week,

is indicated at 21, and consists of a cylindrical portion 22, having suitable indicia, as at 23, to designate th'enames of the days of the week, a narrow octagonal portion 24, at the inner terminus of the portion, 22, a flange 25, integral with one termiuns of the portion 24,21 tapering portion '26 projecting from the flange 25, and anfoctagonal' portion 27, extended from the portion 26 and smaller than the portion 24. The flange 25 provides a' fi ngerpiece so that the sleeve 21 can be convenient- 1y handled or adjusted when desired. The portions 22 and 24 of the sleeve 21 is normally interposed between the portions 8, 9 of the holding element, and the sleeve- '17, and with'the flange 25 abutting against the portion 8, of said element. The taper-- ing portion 26, as wellas' the octagonal portion 27 is mounted on the portion 2 of the member l." When the sleeve 21 is extended into the holding element until the flange 25 abuts against the portion 8, of said element,

the portions 8 and 24 associate to prevent the sleevetu'rning relative to the holding element, or the tubular member 1, turning relatively to the sleeve 21 or to the holding element, due to the associating of the octagonal portion27 withthe p0rtion2 of the member 1 To permitiof the member 1 and sleeve 21, being turned or revolved relatively to the holding element, so, that the indicia, on the sleeve 21, that is desired exposed through the slot 12', the sleeve is shifted slightly so that the narrow portion 24 will be removed from the portion 8, whereby the adjustment or turning movement of the parts can be had. It does not necessitate the entire removal of the sleeve 21 from the holding element to enable adjustment, as the major portion of the sleeve 21 which extends into the holding element is cylindrical.

The days of the month are exposed through the opening 15, and the proper date is exposed byvturning the member/.1 to adjust i the holding element longitudinally, due to the travel of the inset 14, in the thread orgroove .16. The adjustment however cannot be had until the narrow octagonal portions Sand 24 are moved clear of each other,

shittable retaining element mounted on and having, means travelling in said groove to shift said elements and furth'er;hav1ng a narrow. polygonal shaped portion atone end,

and further having a pair of slots and an:

s5 1'. A device for the purpose setfforth com opening; a sleeve mounted onsaidbody portion and having indicia visible through one of 'sa'idslots, and alockingsleeve for said element, said sleeve having 'indi'cia' visible through the other of said 'slotsand having a cylindrical portion extending intosaiid elementand further having at one terminus'of said cylindrical portion a narrow polygonal shaped portion associated with the polygonalshaped portion of sa-id element to'prevent rotative movement of the element relative tothe sleeve untilthe polygonal shaped part "of. the sleeve is clea red of th epolygonal shaped portion of said element. without withdrawing the entire sleevefromsaid element, said locking sleeve further having an additional polygonal shaped [portion associated with the. polygonal part of said body potion, and said indicia on the body tion visible through said opening; v 2. A- device for the purpose set forth comprising a cylindrical body portion provided .with' indicia' and further having a part thereof polygonal and apart formed with a spiral groove, a rotatable and longitudi- POT- nally shiftable retaining element mounted on and having. means travelling in. said groove 'to "shift said elements and further having a narrow polygonal 'shapedporti'on atoneend, and further having-a pair of slots and an" opening, a sleeve mounted on said body portion and having indicia visible through one of said slots, and a locking.

sleeve for said element, said sleeve having indicia visible through the other of said slots and having a cylindrical portion extending into said element and further having at one terminus of said cylindrical portion a narrow polygonal shaped portion associated with the polygonal shaped portion of said element to prevent rotative movement of the element relative to the sleeve until the polygonal shaped part of the sleeve is cleared of the polygonal shaped portion of said ele- 10 ment without Withdrawing the entire sleeve from said element, said locking sleeve furtlierhaving an additional polygonal shaped portion associated with the polygonal part of said body portion, said indicia on the body portion visible through said opening, and said locking sleeve having a flange constituting a finger piece.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature.

HARRY J. MELLON. 

